Family institutions have a special affection for david nasaw. s biography of Andrew Carnegie was a lifechanging event for us. Through davids work, we came to know Andrew Carnegie, one lesson from the book stayed with me and animated my work, and that is the cockeyed optimism was not entirely misplaced. For all the madness you see in the world progress based on reason and can do spirit is indeed possible. The idea keeps me going and this occasion gives me the opportunity to say thank you. In addition to the carnegie biography davids previous books include biographies of Joseph Kennedy and William Randolph hearst. Today we turn to david nasaws supportive not one person but 1 million persons who emerged brutalized yet alive on the day, april 1945. The last million europes displaced persons from world war to cold war is an epic story the texas to the heart of europe during and after world war ii. It describes the movement of millions of people amid shifting borders and general chaos. About
The last million. Europes displaced persons from world war to the cold war. Im joel rosenthal, Prime Minister of Carnegie Council for ethics and international affairs. For those of us in the carnegie family of institutions, we have a special affection for david. His biography of Andrew Carnegie published in 2006 was a lifechanging event for us. Through davids work, weve come to know Andrew Carnegie in all of his humanity and complexity, and theres one lesson from the book that really stayed with me and has animated my work at the Carnegie Council, and that is the as david would put it cashtys carnegies cockeyed optimism was not entirely misplaced. For all the madness we see in the world, progress based on reason and a cando spirit is, indeed, possible. That idea keeps me going, and this occasion gives me the opportunity to say thank you, david. In addition to the carnegie biography, davids previous books include prizewinning biographies of joseph p. Kennedy and William Randolph hearst.
Since april and parts of beijing are in lockdown again. Chiles president replaces his Health Minister as coronavirus cases spiral they are even though parts of the capital remain closed. Protests have broken out in the u. S. City of atlanta following the Police Killing of another black man on friday demonstrators are angry after ryszard brooks was shot by officers after a struggle at a Fast Food Restaurant but they say brooks had fallen asleep in his car at the drive through had failed a sobriety test and resisted arrest well its just gone past 1 oclock in the morning in atlanta these are live pictures from there protesters as you can see still out on the streets its a much thinner crowd than was there a few hours ago when the crowd of protesters had spread out across. A nearby highway you can just see that thats the end 85 thats just behind there in fact we can just see some items being thrown up until this point this crowd has been fairly peaceful but it has been blocking that on the
To the chorus demanding the Police Officers responsible for his death face justice. I keep finding myself taking that mr. Floyds death wasnt just a tragedy and it wasnt just a crime, it was a failure. It was our failure. Systemic racism is built into every level of our society and for 400 years black brown and Indigenous People of paid the price. Racism isnt just evil though it is, its dangerous and racism isnt just a moral issue, though it is, its a Public Health issue and the deathlo of mr. Fld like the death of so many black and brown people before him is an indictment of our failure of policymakers to fulfill our first and most important duty which is to protect the lives of the people that we serve. Black lives matter. We need to say it loud and often with strength and with purpose. If we truly mean it that we need to be very clear about why it is that so many whack an bromides are being c stolen and that meas we cant just point to systemic racism writ large. We have to talk about
In our voters sent us here to make things better. To rebuild, to heal. That is not what we are doing. For last several weeks, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, and some professional activist on a payroll have been trying to divide us against each other. To paralyze us and hatred of this nation that we call home. A few weeks ago we were united in outrage at the at the murder of george floyd. We were united in the patience for justice. For his family. And nothings changed about that. All people of goodwill still want justice to be done. Ibu do. But theyve been what the noise of our partisans not nothing more than to say that only some americans really support equal justice under the law. I really committed to that cause and only one party can be trusted to govern in good faith. Only one Political Coalition is righteous enough to roll over theer other. Talk of unity reading the New York Times these days. This added those outlets are dryindrawing of nude moments, nt floyd. Wher